Porch awitiwq



Patented ar. 11, 1924.

HENRY W. MILLER,

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OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

PORCH AWNING.

Application led February 12, 1923. Serial No. 618,674.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY W. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Miami, in the county of Dade and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Porch Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a porch awning and it is an object of the same to provide an awning of the character described which shall effectively prevent the entry of rain or snow and which shall provide in convenient manner for partial or full withdrawal for the admission of air.

A further object is to provide effective means for holding the awning in extended position against the action of the wind.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof and on which similai` reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective of the device,

Figure 2 a vertical section, and

Figure 3 an enlarged detail of a corner of one of the sections of the awning.

ln the drawings reference character in dicates a porch beam and 11 and 12 are a pair of uprights at opposite sides of the opening to be protected, said uprights sup porting an awning made in two sections 13 and 14. Each of these sections is strung on a pair of wires 15 by means of rings 16 attached to the edges of the respective sections by sewing or in any other convenient manner. The wires are secured at their ends to angle irons 17 attached to the uprights on the porch.

rit each side the sections are provided with reenforcements 18 which preferably consist of pieces of sheet metal folded so as to embrace the edge of the cloth each edge of such pieces being bent inward to avoid the presentation of raw edges which might cause dam- The reenforcing strips are provided with. openings in which are secured hooks 19. Eyelet screws 2O or staples or the like are provided on the uprights to be engaged by the hooks. I have shown in the drawings, a pair of hooks at the right-hand end of each awning section and a pair of eyelet screws to be engaged thereby. It will be understood that the other edge may be secured in similar manner to the upright 11 or may be permanently secured. Furthermore in some instances a single hook midway of the ends of the reenforcing strip will be sufficient for the movable end of the awning section. lt will be noted that the awning section 14 which is the inner section extends upward beyond the lower edge of the outer section 13. This arrangement is very effective in keeping out the rain.

Either section may be opened at one end or at both ends to any desired extent to shut out the upper or lower view as desired or necessary. l have indicated the lower awning section as coming down close to the floor 21 but it will be understood that a sill may be provided to rest on the floor or that t-he porch may be provided with a fence above which the awning sections may be located all according to the particular structure of the porch.

lThe absence of ropes, pulleys, etc., renders the device very simple and unlikely to get out of order. At the same time it is desirable, economical and effective for its purposes.

It will be understood that my device, or parts or modifications thereof may be used in other relations, as for overhead awnings, pavilions, tent sections, etc., and certain inodiiications thereof will be obvious to those skilled in the art, therefore I do not limit myself to the speciiic embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A porch awning comprising upper and lower sections, guide-wires for each section on which the same may be slid for extending or withdrawing the awning, metallic re-enforcing strips at the end edges of each section, and means on said reenforcing strips and on the porch uprights cooperating to hold the awning in extended position, substantially as set forth.

2. A porch awning comprising overlapping upper and lower sections, a pair of guide-Wires for each section, rings at the upmy hand and seal at Miami, Florida, this per and lower edges of each section slidable 8th day of February, A. D. nineteen hunon said Wires, eyelet screws on an upright at dred and twenty-three.

one end of the sections and hooks secured to HENRY W. MILLER. [n s] the sections for engagement with seid eyelet Witnesses:

screws, substantially as set forth. MARY E. L. SEMPLE,

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set Jnssm M. FUZZARD. 

